Overview
- Posting on X, Vice President JD Vance called lowering immigration and promoting assimilation the most significant step to reduce antisemitism in the United States.
- He argued that generational differences in antisemitic attitudes stem from immigration and the demographic makeup of younger Americans.
- Vance cited Manhattan Institute fellow Charles Fain Lehman, who reports that foreign origin is a stronger predictor of antisemitic sentiment than ideology or age.
- Coverage referencing a Manhattan Institute report noted that 17% of Republicans met the study’s definition of anti-Jewish sentiment, with that cohort skewing younger and often classified as New Entrant Republicans.
- Vance added that disliking Israeli policies is not inherently antisemitic, as his intervention comes during intra-GOP disputes over youth attitudes and as the Trump administration advances stricter immigration screening, including social-media checks and some deportations tied to alleged antisemitism.